Tag Archives: sketch

“Bundespressekonferenz” ! …. with added Hounds…..

Posted on July 27, 2021 by neowatercolour

…. improvised drawing on “found object” – The Guardian newspaper – with yellow Sharpie and black Bic ballpoint (had forgotten to take my usual drawing equipment with me !) …. …. at New Leaf Plant Cantre & New Shoots Coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cafe, Dogs, Greyhounds, Sheffield, UK | Tagged Angela Merkel, Berlin, Bundespressekonferenz, Chancellor, Coffee, garden centre, Germany, Guardian, Sharpie, sketch | 1 Comment

…”Cheers….While Stocks last !!” …….

Posted on August 29, 2018 by neowatercolour

… featuring Hound in a turquoise coat, and a very rare, Public Telephone Box……Ecclesall Road,Sheffield, today from the window of Caffe Nero…… ….. Pigma Micron and watercolour on Moleskin, London City Notebook…

Posted in Art, Cafe, Dogs, Greyhounds, London, Sheffield, UK | Tagged Ale, audi, Beer, Cafe, Caffe Nero, Drawing, Ecclesall, Greyhound, Ink, sketch, street, urban | Leave a comment

… Gallivanting !!… in a Willys Jeep !…its …

Posted on August 19, 2018 by neowatercolour

…George, Gigi and Gonzo …. on the “Isle of Dogs” (page 80 & 81 London A-Z) …. … watercolour & Pigma Micron …..

Posted in Art, Books, cars, Dogs, London | Tagged A-Z, American, Army, Dogs, Drawing, Hounds, Jeep, London, sketch, US | 2 Comments

Rihanna !!! ……. meets……

Posted on August 12, 2018 by neowatercolour

… Grey-hanna !!! ….. Vogue, September 2018, page 285. ….. Sharpie fine-liner & watercolour.

Posted in Art, Dogs, Greyhounds, UK | Tagged fashion, Greyhound, magazine, Photography, rihanna, Sharpie, sketch, Style, Vogue, Watercolour, Whippet | 2 Comments

….. my phone …..

Posted on October 6, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. a dilemma now that the charger port is worn out (!) ….. to replace, upgrade, or not ….. ….. its only a phone, but it has a lot of sentimental value. It was given to me by someone whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Drawing, Galaxy, Ink, Moleskine, Newton, Notebook, Phone, Samsung, sketch, Staedtler, Watercolour, Winsor | 12 Comments

….. street sketch …..

Posted on April 9, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. in freezing cold weather recently ! ….. here’s “Duke” with his owner , outside Sebastians Kitchen & Cakery, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield …..

Posted in Art, Cafe, Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Cafe, Cakes, Coffee, Dog, Ecclesall, Homemade, Hunters Bar, Kitchen, Labrador, Lunch, Sandwiches, Sebastians, Sharrow Vale, sketch, Snacks, Watercolour | 14 Comments

….. Cats … and Dogs ….

Posted on March 16, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. here’s the start of a new series of watercolours. Some of you may remember my paintings of “Usyaka” from Alexandras blog, which through a quirk of fate, went on to help raise funds for Homeless Cats & Kittens in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cats, Cattitude, Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, watercolour | Tagged 2014, Cat, Dog, Drawing, Farmers Market, Montenegro, Nether Edge, Rescue, Sheffield, sketch, Watercolour | 6 Comments

… there is nothing like a Dane …..

Posted on January 24, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. a Great Dane, in this case 🙂 …..another “daily sketch” from a photo in a magazine ….. ….. Winsor & Newton watercolours on Archival Mountboard

Posted in Art, Dogs, Natural History, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Dog, Drawing, great dane, sketch, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 5 Comments

… 5 Australian Dollars ….. and my Anti-biotics …..

Posted on January 15, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. un-related ! … 2 more interlude sketches – the $5 Aus. is a sketch I did on Boxing Day, from a $5 note given to me by my two friends who visited from Australia, way back in August …. . ……… … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Sheffield | Tagged anti biotics, Augmentin, Australia, banknote, Co Amoxiclav, Dollar, Drawing, Ranbaxy, sketch, Watercolour | 19 Comments

….. interlude ….. sketches …..

Posted on January 12, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. resuming the practice of a small sketch each day…. here are 3 from the first week of this new year (my book, my tube of paint, and my box of white tea-bags) ….. …… Ink, and Winsor & Newton … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Cafe, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Book, Clipper, Drawing, Gouache, Ink, Paul Arden, Phaidon, Pink, sketch, Tea, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 9 Comments

….. My New Diary …..

Posted on January 9, 2014 by neowatercolour

….. is a very cute, mini pocket Moleskine diary in Deep Yellow, only 2.5 x 4 x 1 inches deep, cream acid-free pages, unlined – so good to do (very small) sketches in too 🙂 ….. ….. sketched, actual size, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Sheffield, UK | Tagged 2014, Diary, Drawing, Ink, Moleskine, Notebook, sketch, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 8 Comments

….. Time for Tea …..

Posted on July 29, 2013 by neowatercolour

Winsor & Newton watercolours on The Langton, Daler-Rowney 20″ x 16″ watercolour block, 300 gsm

Posted in Art, Cafe, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Cafe, Cakes, Daler - Rowney, Drawing, Langton, Nether Edge, Sandwich, Sheffield, sketch, Tea, Watercolour, Winsor & Newton | 2 Comments

….. Stork ! …..

Posted on July 28, 2013 by neowatercolour

Posted in Art, Cafe, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours | Tagged Cafe, Drawing, Homemade, margarine, Nether Edge, Nutella, sketch, Stork, Watercolour, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Cheese | 5 Comments

….. this Grumpy Cat …..

Posted on June 6, 2013 by neowatercolour

…. was on the main AOL news page on monday….. ….. see more Tardar Sauce (Grumpy Cats real name) ….. here : http://www.grumpycats.com

Posted in Art, Cats, Nature, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged AOL, BT, Elvis, funny cat, Grumpy Cat, ISP, Meme, movie star, sketch, Talk Talk, Tardar Sauce, telephone, Watercolour | 14 Comments

….. a sign of The Times …..

Posted on May 31, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. sorting out some old paintings , I quite liked this one, especially the newspaper corner – I’m not sure how I did that ! ….. this is Coffee Revolution, Ecclesall Road, popular but no longer with us …….

Posted in Cafe, Dogs, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged artist, Cafe, Coffee Revolution, Ecclesall Road, ethical coffee, Gilberts, newspaper, Sale, Sharrow Vale, Sheffield, sketch, The Times, Watercolour | 10 Comments

….. The Other Half ….. (Whippet in Purple Coat, Part 2)…..

Posted on May 11, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. the finished painting, “Cowlishaw Corner”, which will be on display in the Winter Gardens from Monday, 13 May ………….

Posted in Art, Fiat 500, Greyhounds, Nether Edge, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK, Uncategorized | Tagged 500, Antiques, Art Club, Cowlishaw, Drawing, Ecclesall, Exhibition, Fiat, Gilberts, Greyhound, Heeley, Hunters Bar, Maserati, Millennium Gallery, Otto's, Pine, Rain Rescue, Restaurant, Sharrow Vale, sketch, Watercolour, Whippet, Winter Gardens, Wood, Workshop | 11 Comments

….. a cute little….. Startrite …..? …..

Posted on May 2, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. Bench Saw machine that caught my eye at Gilberts (Furniture Makers) ….. ….. drawn from a sketch on-site ….. ….. see Gilberts Blog, here : http://www.thisisgilbertsblog.wordpress.com ….. Winsor & Newton Watercolours on Bockingford 300 gsm …..

Posted in Art, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged Bockingford, Cowlishaw, Ecclesall, Furniture, Hunters Bar, Open Studios, Saw, Sharrow Vale, sketch, Startrite, Watercolour, Workshop | 6 Comments

….. Bee in a Box …..

Posted on April 12, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. small still-life ….. ….. of a unique, hand carved wooden bee, Made in Sheffield, by Nick Hunter ….. and an antique badge, in a matchbox ….. see more of Nicks work, including superb Birds, here : http://nickhunterwoodcarver.wordpress.com/

Posted in Art, Birds, Natural History, Sheffield, Sheffield - watercolours, UK, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Bee, Birds, Carving, Craft, Heeley Art Club, Nick Hunter, Sheffield, sketch, Traditional, Watercolour, Wood | 4 Comments

…..Shake Off Any Cobwebs…..

Posted on January 1, 2013 by neowatercolour

….. a Chinese Crested dog that I saw last July…..

Posted in Art, Dogs, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged 2013, Chinese Crested, Dog, Drawing, Farmers Market, New Year, sketch, Watercolour | 9 Comments

…..a little Abarth…..

Posted on December 26, 2012 by neowatercolour

…..for Boxing Day …..

Posted in Art, Fiat 500 's - watercolours, Sheffield - watercolours, Uncategorized | Tagged 500, Abarth, Car, Fiat, Sheffield, sketch, street, Watercolour | 1 Comment